GRE Word List
PHYSIOGNOMY
the art of discovering temperament and character from outward appearance
The meaning of the word physiognomy is the art of discovering temperament and character from outward appearance.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| impetuous | marked by impulsive vehemence or passion |
| hallowed | holy |
| swell | to expand (as in size, volume, or numbers) gradually beyond a normal or original limit |
| interrogate | to question formally and systematically |
| ingrate | an ungrateful person |
| practical | of, relating to, or manifested in practice or action : not theoretical or ideal |
| slack | not using due diligence, care, or dispatch : negligent |
| enjoin | to direct or impose by authoritative order or with urgent admonition |
| dormant | represented on a coat of arms in a lying position with the head on the forepaws |
| mammal | any of a class (Mammalia) of warm-blooded higher vertebrates (such as placentals, marsupials, or monotremes) that nourish their young with milk secreted by mammary glands, have the skin usually more or less covered with hair, and include humans |